Re: Apple II with ProTERM 3.1 OS X/Unix Serial Terminal

["winston19842005@yahoo.com" <winston19842005@yahoo.com>]

On Dec 11, 7:07 am, blakespot <blakes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 12:01 am, Hugh Hood <hughh...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Having read several recent posts and internet articles on connecting the
> > Apple II to a Unix machine, including, of course, to Macs running OS X, I
> > decided to give it a go.
>
> It's fun stuff.  Perhaps mine is one of the articles you read.
>
> http://www.bytecellar.com/archives/000113.php
>
> I setup the Apple //c in my office to serve as a serial terminal for
> use with IRC.  I set this up after being inspired by PDW's story:
>
> http://pdw.zoomshare.com/0.shtml/63b2407517a7e8a33040b01a398bc79f_467...
>
> I've also set four other machines up, three of which I've documented.
>
> TRS-80 Model 4:http://www.bytecellar.com/archives/000148.php
>
> Epson PX-8 "Geneva":http://www.bytecellar.com/archives/000143.php
>
> eMate 300:http://www.bytecellar.com/archives/000121.php
>
> The fourth is my recently acquired (unenhanced) Apple IIe.  On the
> IIe, oddly, I am having some issues w/ CRs registering.  I have an
> enhancement kit headed my way from Reactive and am in the process of
> purchasing the latest version of ProTERM as a disk image to see if
> that helps.
>
> For all of the projects so far I've used Modem MGR, a free VT220-
> capable terminal app that works on the ][ plus on up.  Doing IRC on
> the Apple II's gives me a real use for them every day.  I love it.
>
> See my 3-headed MacBook!
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakespot/2968210374/in/set-721576082292...
>
> blakespot

Why not your TI-99?

I used to log into my linux box using the TI-99, and surf using Lynx
and use it as a terminal for the system... before it was moved into
another room away from all the rest of the network (whimper!).